Container



Feb. 19, 1929. 1

I o. wElK CONTAINER Filed Feb. 9. 1928 FL-ca. 2.

ammi* Patented Feb. 19, 1929.

unirse srarrss OSCAR WEIK, 0F VIAUSAU, WSCONSN.

CONTAINER.

Application filed February 9, 1928.

My invention relates to improvements in containers for toothpicks, matches and the like,-the saine being an improvement over the container shown in my Patent No. 1,198,980 dated September 19th, 1916.

My prior patent is characterized by a conical upwardly projecting bottom portion which causes the tooth picks to be disposed in upstan ling position slantingly with respect to the of the container with their upper en ls defining an annulus,-the central recess or opening being` adapted for insertion of the finger for ready extraction of a single article without handling the others.

In filling a container, manufactured in accordance with my prior patent, it is necessary to tap the upper ends of the toothpicks in order to effect a uniform packing of the same with the upper ends of the articles even. This, in the patented container, resulted in the splitting of a great number of the lower or wider ends of toothpicks. Some lower ends were split by being jammed too forcibly into the wedge-like annular space produced by the intersection of the conical bottom with the side wall of the container. Also the upper ends of the sticks were in many instances broken by reason of the necessity for rather forceful tapping in order to seat the batch of picks or other articles. Toothpicks like any other commodity are sold on the basis of quality, and the breaking` of considerable numbers of picks brought forth unfavorable criticism from the trado. Furthermore, in the container disclosed in my prior patent, considarable care was requi red in order to dispose the picks in the slanting spirallike formation to define the annulus aforesaid.

lt is therefor the primary object of my present invention to overcome the objections afore noted and to provide a contain er which may be readily filled and the articles disposed in the spiral-like form without the exercise of any considerable care and without the necessity for severe tapping of the upper ends,thus making it possible to fill the containers in shorter time and Without breaking any of the articles.

The foregoing and other objects ofthe invention are obtained by means of a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing` which illustrates the now preferred form of the invention. It is to be understood,

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however', that various changes and modifications may be made in the structure shown and described without a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention claimed.

ln the drawings, wherein the same reference characters have been used to designate the same parts throughout,

'Figure l is a perspective view of a container constructed in accordance with my invention 5 Figure 2 a group perspective view with the cover removed, and

Figure 8 is a pers aective view of the container with. one Wall portion vbroken away to disclose the interior formation of the bottom.

Referri iecifically to the drawing, the container which is shown circular in cross section, althougn other forms may be advan tageously adapted, comprises a base or holder proper l and a 'top 2, the latter having a depending flange adapted to snugly re'- ceive the circular upstanding wall of the base. The base bottom comprises a Hat annular portion ladjacentthe circular outer wall and rising from the intermediate por'- tion of the base is a conical portion 5 which is provided with a plurality of spiral ribs 6 having a common point of origin at the apex of the conical portion 5. As shown the ribs terminate at the inner edge -of the annular bottom portion ll.

It is believed to be obvious that when the picks 7 are disposed endwise into the base or body portion l the lower ends of the picks will be guided by the ribs G in their descent so that the array of picks or other articles will be automatically disposed slantinglyr with respect to the axis of the container, as shown, whereby their upper ends will deline an annulus leaving a central finger hole or recess 8. Thus the articles 7 can be readily removed one at a time without making it necessary to handle any considerable number of the articles in so doing.

The annular base portion 4 serves a very important function in that it provides a flat space of considerable width to receive the lower ends of the picks, so that there will be no possibility of the saine jamming and splitting, as is the case in the patented structure due to the restricted wedge-like space into which the lower ends of the picks or articles are jammed.

Manifestly, with the container construct-l ed in accordance with my invention, the

il l) picks can be readily located in place Without tlie necessity for severe tapping o'iY die upper ends which as aforesaid, 'tends not only to break the upper ends, nut also to split the articles ae the bofcoin.

in summarizing the advantages of' my iniproved structure it is desired ce emphasize that 'iis use will produce a more perect product; result in easier packing, more speed in packing; the eiiniination o'l' inne-li of elle waste due te broken ends of the articie,-and last 4out not least, vthe acY that the present eon'ainer will cost no incre dran Jche other container inasn'iueli as "clic lioioni Li, 5 can lie molded to define *die rilfs and ouer annuler space 4i usel as readily as he bottoni of ille patented con rainer can be 'produced.

it is to be noted that the circular wail o Jrche base section 1 extern/1s Le point liusii with, or aloove the upper ends of die picks or other aricles 7 so that elle liep can be, applied by machinery without injury Ao the articles.

Having` thus described my invention, what i ciaiin as new end desire 'lo secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A container Jor slender articies, suoli as tootlipicks and the like, liaviiig a boitoin provided with an upstanding conicr por- Juien, guide ribs disposed on 'tile surface of said upstanding conical portion Jor guiding the iower ends of the siender articles ouc- Wardiy in the direction o1 'die outer Wall o' the container to a predetermined position.

2. il container 'for slender articles, sucli as oo'lipiciis and 'Elie like, having a ila@ annuiar iicioni portion adjacen ine wall oi The conainer, a conicai bottoni porion ei;- tendiiik Lfrom Jile inner edge oi said fissi.' annuiar portion, and guide ribs on said Aconical bottoni portion 'or guiding the lower ends oi *die ioollipicls or einer articles in a predeieiniined parli iin'vard ene 'fiele iar portion oi: said bottoni.

3. A container ini' slender ziricies, sueli as loorlipieks and the like, having` an upstanding; ec-nieaiV bottoni portion, si 'rai `guide ribs on Lize surface oli' seid coni-cal. poreion adapted no eigage 'lelie ioyver ellos oi" the slender arcicies *eo cause tiieni to aes une a spiral {orina/tion as Fney more doyyni'vardly and ouwardly, iiiiereey providing a recess wi'liii'i lie ai ay or toothpieks Vat y'die upper ends 'liereoi and disposing '511e upper 14.?, Y i lim., ends oi une slender anic in an annulus.

in estnnony Wheree-i' die forni vof li afii; my signaure.

OSCAR WEEK. 

